Old English · noun

pucel

Normalised pūcel

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈpuː.kel/
Syllables: ˈpuː · kel (2 syllables)
Modern English: puckle mischievous goblin

Meaning

a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit

Declension

Declension of pucel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pūcel	pūclas
Accusative	pūcel	pūclas
Genitive	pūcles	pūcla
Dative	pūcle	pūclum

Etymology

Diminutive of pūca (“devil, demon”), from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“goblin, imp”), equivalent to pūca + -el. Cognate with Danish pokker (“devil, deuce”). More at puck.

Descendants

puckle

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